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Celtics team unimpressed by 7-1 start

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:06:48 -0500

And on the 13th day, they rested. The relevant numbers are eight, 12 and seven, but the Celtics don't want to get muddled in the math. They made it through their...

Celtics drag it out in NJ

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:02:38 -0500

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Celtics didn't like losing at home to the Suns on Friday, but at least intellectually they had to be able to accept defeat against a high-quality...

Brian Scalabrine knows his role, plays it well

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:03:58 -0500

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Brian Scalabrine had played in just two of the Celtics' first seven games, suffering a sprained ankle late in the preseason and then being forced...

Rajon Rondo pointed right way

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:19 -0500

Bill Duffy had an interesting distinction to make on the subject of Rajon Rondo's attitude, which can be described as feisty or immature, depending on one's point...

Celtics 'D' gets burned from too much Suns

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:00 -0500

Every team has a bad matchup out there in the hinterlands. For the Celtics, that hellish opponent just might be the Phoenix Suns - an athletic, transition-driven unit...

Grant Hill too tough to move

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:34:50 -0500

Depending on who you ask, Grant Hill either nearly became a Celtic last summer or knew all along that he would remain a Sun. Even the Phoenix swingman, who has enjoyed...

Jared Dudley an above-par sub

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:30:33 -0500

Even when he was the ACC Player of the Year at Boston College, Jared Dudley never had the type of game typically associated with star players. No one skill made Dudley...

Scouting report: Celtics at Nets

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:04:43 -0500

TONIGHT - 7:30, Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. TV - CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS 3-0: Celtics' record on the...

Shelden Williams answers Celtics' role call

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:59:55 -0500

Ryan Gomes has become the old man of the Timberwolves, and the thought scares the former Celtic. He's on his fourth coach in three seasons and has seen five times...

Scouting report: Suns at Celtics

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:57:59 -0500

TONIGHT - 7:30, TD Garden. TV - CSN; Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS 2-1: Phoenix' record on the road. 3-0: Celtics'...

No penalties for Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:51:56 -0500

NEW YORK - The NBA will not penalize Chris Paul or Rajon Rondo for an incident between them after a recent game in Boston. Paul pursued Rondo toward the Celtics' locker...

Celtics survive a scare

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:32 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - They couldn't stop Al Jefferson - or Oleksiy Pecherov. All that needs to be said about the offense is that Paul Pierce and Ray Allen shot a combined 9-for-25. ...

Kevin Garnett passes on past

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:53:05 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota crowd - as friendly a group as exists in the NBA - will always love the Timberwolves' first true star, Kevin Garnett. The Target Center...

Rasheed Wallace shows way in return to Philly

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:56:04 -0500

PHILADELPHIA - Rasheed Wallace, born and raised in Philadelphia, has returned home in a number of different colors over the years. But last night the former Blazer and...

Rajon Rondo-Chris Paul talk lingers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:32 -0500

PHILADELPHIA - As the result of an incident that now threatens to rival the length of Rajon Rondo's just-completed agreement on a contract extension, the Celtics point...

Scouting report: Celtics at Timberwolves

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:08:00 -0500

TONIGHT - 8, Target Center, Minneapolis. TV - CSN; Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS 11-8: Celtics' record at the Target Center. 22.5: Al Jefferson's...

Scouting report Celtics at 76ers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:56:10 -0500

TONIGHT - 7, Wachovia Center, Philadelphia. TV - CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS 19.25: C's average margin of victory...

Still room to improve

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:50:06 -0500

Doc Rivers was 4-0 and a little unhappy yesterday, which was better than being 0-4 or even 2-2. And, as he headed into a road back-to-back with Philadelphia and Minnesota,...

Rajon Rondo deal sign of no distractions

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:45:51 -0500

WALTHAM - The Celtics had insisted that Rajon Rondo's contract situation wasn't a distraction. While that might have been true, it's clear that all parties...

Rajon Rondo, Celtics reach big extension

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:43:02 -0500

WALTHAM - If the situation regarding Rajon Rondo's contract extension was a waiting game, then the fourth-year point guard won. And he hopes the Celtics did, too. ...